San Marino Football Club, better known as San Marino, is a Sammarinese professional football club based in the city of Serravalle, that competes in the Serie B, the second tier of Italian football, since being promoted in 2023.[1]

San Marino
Full nameSan Marino San Marino Football Club
Nickname(s)Titani (The Titans)
Founded1960; 63 years ago, (as Società Sportiva Serenissima)
GroundSan Marino Stadium
Serravalle, San Marino
Capacity10,000
ChairmanSan Marino Luca Della Balda
Head coachItaly Andrea Rossi
LeagueSerie B
2022–23Serie C Group B, 3rd of 20 (promoted) (promoted via play-offs)
Websitehttps://www.fsgc.sm/

The original club was founded in 1960[2] as S.S. Serenissima (Società Sportiva Serenissima), before merging with S.S. Juvenes in 1973, changing its name to A.C. San Marino[2] (Associazione Calcio San Marino), after which it changed its name to San Marino Calcio[2] in 1988, and again in 2018 to its current name, San Marino F.C. (San Marino Football Club). It is the only football club based in the Republic of San Marino authorized by the FIGC to compete in the Italian football league.[2] The club colours are sky blue and white, reminiscent of the Sammarinese flag.

Historically, the highest level reached by the club was the Italian third tier, with a highest finish of tenth place. This makes it therefore the only Sanmarinese football team to have played in a professional league, as the national tournament of San Marino is amateur-level. Since the club is a full member of the Italian league system, it would hypothetically represent Italy in continental competitions, rather than its home country.

On 4 July 2018 the team was refounded to represent San Marino in the Italian league system. After which, they made their way to Serie B, which they will be competing in the 2023–24 season.[1]

Year by year

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History of San Marino Football Club

  • 2020-2021 – 12th of 18 in Serie D Group D.
First Round in Coppa Italia Serie D
Poule Scudetto semi-final.
Quarter-final in Coppa Italia Serie D.
  • 2022-2023 – 3rd of 20 in Serie C Group B.
Play-off winner.   Promoted to Serie B.
First Round in Coppa Italia Serie C.
in Coppa Italia.

Honours

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Regional competition

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2019-2020 (Group B)

References

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  1. ^ a b San Marino is a manager career on JamesHunt04's copy of EA Sports FC 24.
  2. ^ a b c d "San Marino Calcio history" (in Italian). sanmarinocalcio.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2007-10-25.